Respectfully suggest you get your facts correct before commenting on certain models. Your comments about the Hillman Super Minx are totally incorrect , you show an earlier Hillman Minx series 2 model which is NOT a Super Minx . All the Minx models from the 50s/60s were reliable cars with good performance . ( I speak as a retired official of the Hillman Owners Club )
Used to sell Vauxhalls in the 60/70s, always looked forward to getting a Super Minx in part exchange and hung on to them as long as I could, built like a tank!
Never heard so much rubbish . Owned several Routes cars which all covered 100 000 miles with hardly any problems . Notably - MK2 Mink , 1961 Singer Gazelle twin carbs , 1938 Sunbeam Rapier .
I agree having bought and run in for my father in law several Hillmans. A vastly underrated car well built strong and roomy. Crappy is not describing the Hillman, a great car until Chrysler took over the 180 never quite made it
@@PeterCroslandinterestingly the video fails to slate some of the gas guzzling clumsy not so well made American cars, we had Austin's and Vauxhalls which for the time and their price were good compared to the rest of the world's cars. I agree with you about the Hillmans made by Roots, they were well built reliable and lasted for years,
Total nonsense. All these cars fulfilled the varios needs of their time and did it very well. Most were highly praised at the time and won big circles of enthusiastic owners.
You don’t half talk a load of crap. The Austin was one of the most reliable cars in the U.K. As for the Hillman SuperMinx topic you mix the content with the Minx which are two different vehicles, both popular in the U.K. and also very reliable. I would consider sticking to your own yank tanks and leave the European reviews to people who know what they are talking about.
Hij slaat heel veel onzin uit, b.v. de Simca Aronde was een heel erg betrouwbare auto én veel verkocht. Evenals de Borgward. De commentator baselt maar wat, maak de volgende keer een serie over pindakaas of zoiets!
Knew a couple of people that had Renault 4CVs. The drivetrain was designed by Ferdinand Porsche as a prisoner after WW2. Same design drivetrain was used up to the Renault Dauphine.
I learned to drive in a Reault 4CV in 1958 , andl with a full load of my pals travelled on many 200 mile trips on main roads with no troubles , handling or otherwise . It was far advanced than British small cars with side valve engines and cart suspensions . The 4 CV had independent coil spring suspension , wet liner engines with overhead valves . And l seem to recall took part in the likes of the Monte Carlo Rally , with some success .
Fords Consuls & Corsairs got there styling "quirks" from US Ford Thunderbirds, Mercury & Lincolns models - They even admit it, as they were competing against Vauxhall ( GM) that was using style tips from Olds, Pontiac, Buick on the Cresta's & Chev's for the Victors. The F series & the reckord (Opel GM) looks like shrunk 55/56 Chev Be Air. Common theme with all these vids - unless its 20 ft long, got a V8, more chrome than a drug pimp. It's under powered, underwhelming, basic, lack luster, lacking modern options, pffft ironically these "crap cars" sold more globally, gave more mobility to people than what ever this AI bot considers "acceptable"
This man has to have been brought up on a series of massive American V8 engined cars that could do the quarter mile in a matter of seconds but has never driven any of the cars he has featured! He is so dismissive of all these vehicles and the fact that the whole of Europe were recovering from the war that killed the majority of manufacturing all across the continent twice! (something that the USA has never suffered!).
You really have a go at Vauxhalls Victor. They were Pretty much on par with other cars made in a similar price range.Rust protection was minimal in most cars.Father had a Victor,and a 1965 VX4/90.
The primary appeal of the Reliant 3 wheeler's was it could be driven on a motorbike license so all those who used to ride to work now had a vehicle that they did not have to wear full leathers and a helmet! I have never seen this BMW 700 on the roads of the UK in all my 77 years!All film is of left hand drive cars! This man is talking total bollocks and has not done any proper research! French & German cars were very seldom imported into the UK prior to the 1970's when the UK joined the EEC(EU). as tariffs were extremely high on them, making them more expensive than similar sized British cars! Again all film is of left hand drive models so not on the UK roads!
WHY was the Fiat 1100 bad, in your opinion? And how on earth did being made in a dozen countries mean it WASN'T good. Surely it must have been EXCEPTIONALLY popular, to be made in a recird number of countries!
I do not agree what you are telling about BMW 700. I own one of model year 1960 / 30 horsepower. This car has run already 300.000 km with the first engine. Its liability in daily use (of course in good wheather conditions ) still pleases me a lot. Travelling with constantly 120 km/h top speed for about 700 km distance on one day is not a problem , exhausting, anyhow heavy or considered as underpowered even nowadays. For such a small and affordable car it has everything it needs. If you need comfort at all sides what will you tell about 1960 s Porsche? A worse car? You must consider what it was built for. Petrol consumption of just 6.5 Liters at full speed is also remarkable for the BMW 700. Even with todays standards acceptable. Overland with constant 90 km/h even 5 liters consumption is possible - with my 64! year old car. The only bad things are the miss of seat belts and being a little bit noisy by motorsound from the back. In my opinion this are the only "negative" aspects you can consider. The handling of BMW 700 is quite amazing, -comparable with a go cart. No back spinning at all. You can pass curves faster than with the most of todays cars. It is just like s chewing gum on the street. Not for nothing this car saved BMW by selling over180.000 units and bringing back profit to save the company. BMW 700 is a wonderful tiny car and much better than the competitor cars of that time, f.e. VW beetle, 24 horsepower/ fuel consumption 11 liters., V-max 105 km/h. Drive one BMW 700 first, please, before you are telling such unbelievable tales about a worse car of the 60s. This not fair!
Yes and now worth thousands. Cars from the 60s I had a 1968 hillman hunter royal automatic Very reliable car. Had two morris mini's had no problems I rarder had a car that was made back then to the cars built now 😳
Oh man, I don't know where to begin! This video is absolutely nonsense. It's such a tragedy that we now have to be confronted with these ridiculous AI compositions! ! EVERYTHING here is a messed up drivel!
What a lot of utter nonsense, I knew some of those cars well, and a few of them were the extreme opposite of what's described, and they were certainly as good in every aspect as competing cars of the time and the price. Videos like these cause me to question the truth of everything else in these type of documentaries
The best low-budget car and one of most iconic, was that of the VW Beetle. Its production run spanned almost three decades originally prior to them being built in Brazil. While the Beetle is not documented in the video, it has taken on many designs that prove that such a design can be updated. As the video lists the terrible cars designed and built I wish to provide a more positive insight into automotive history.
Whilst being a Routes fan , I considered the Fords and Vauxhalls to be rot boxes , and never was a BMC fan . I have had several Vauxhalls, which l considered to be a vast improvement From the Mk 1 Cavalier and Astra - more Opel influence .
I am sure who ever posted this , did to stir the possum. Some great cars of the era . Especially for those of us old enough to have who have owned one.
The first world War,the global economic great depression that followed and the second world War effected the car automobile industry very badly.Hence the quality of the cars were badly affected.
Most of these cars were designed in the 1950's. Most of Europe did mot have "highways" as you call them. Unlike the U.S Europe was devistated by a war. It took 20 years plus to recover. Manufacturers made the best they could with the technology and resources available. The Reliant was designed to be cheap to run, it was. If these cars were so bad, how did they remain in production for such a long period. If you are going to look at cars, you need to put them in the context of the time! Unlike the U.S, most people were very poor in Europe in the 50's and it ain't much better now!!
Rubbish title and content. Back then us poor people never bought new anyway. Could just barely afford them second hand. Many of these Hillmans, Vauxhalls and English Fords were all we could get here in NZ (and were happy to have them) as you could not buy new unless you were rich and had money in the bank in the country of origin. NZ government rules dictated this. My point is though was that they were perfectly good in there day.
With regards to the reliant regal the earlier ones were 600, later engine size was 750cc, you said the 750 was a 600, I don't think you know much about the British cars, my old man's cat was reliable, unlike your American cars, they like were underpowered boats, lot of the cars mentioned were basic motors, money was an issue in some areas, my dad never had a car licence, car wasn't as bad as you make out to be
@ i claimed that rust in cars was the owners fault . What i meant was that it is the owners responsability to undercoat the car himself or have somone do it . I live in Norway and have always tried to protect My cars from salt and water .
Whilst this was an interesting video, perhaps you should look for an AI voice that can say the name of the vehicle the same way each time!!! If you can't show an interest in it how do you expect audiences to ????
I learned to drive in a Reault 4CV in 1958 , andl with a full load of my pals travelled on many 200 mile trips on main roads with no troubles , handling or otherwise . It was far advanced than British small cars with side valve engines and cart suspensions . The 4 CV had independent coil spring suspension , wet liner engines with overhead valves . And l seem to recall took part in the likes of the Monte Carlo Rally , with some success .
